//------------------------------// // Chapter 3: New experiences for Shiny // Story: Finding Shining // by Foal Star //------------------------------// Shining woke up the next morning to the feeling of being carried and he was soon placed on a table. He shivered and open his eyes to see that he was on Flurry Heart’s changing table. He grumbled, “Wew, it’s otay if Cady is changing my diapee.”as he has been changed by her and Starlight Glimmer countless times yesterday. But he then heard a mare whisper, “Oh is Shiny waking up?” He recognized the voice immediately as Twilight’s and looked up to see her about to untape his diaper! He put his hooves over the front, completely embarrassed as he squealed “Twily, dun! Can’t ya get somepony ewse?!” Twilight smiled at Shining, “Oh, are you embarrassed that you sister is going to change you?” She brushed his hooves from his crotch and he could only grumble as she continued to untape his diaper. As she wiped him down, he could only whimper as the foal wipes touched his crotch. He quivered and whimpered, but couldn't do much else as Twilight continued on. She eventually wrapped his rump up in a new diaper. She taped the tabs over the small plastic shield on his front, then she kissed him on the forehead and cooed, “There, Shiny, all changed and dry.” Shining peeked at his new diaper and groaned seeing that it was the same one from yesterday. Twilight giggled, “Consider it a early birthday gift from me. I had Cadence make more of those special diapers. I couldn’t help it, you look so cute in them,” Shining blushed and curled up not really knowing how to take that. Twilight just picked him up and hugged him as she cooed, “Now how about you go play with Flurry Heart and Sunburst, huh? And happy birthday Shiny.” She then had him set back down on the nursery floor where Flurry Heart and and Sunburst were all dressed up in pretty dresses, and having tea around a pink plastic table, with stuffed animals and tea pots and cups with imaginary tea. Shining was shocked and asked, “Wait, how wong have ya two been up?” Sunburst turned and commented, “Fow a few hours.” Shining, feeling a little left out, whined, “Bu why did ya not wake me up?” Flurry babbled, “Sowwie Daddy, we thought ya was weawwy tiwed. We thought we wet ya jus sweep a bit wonga.” Shining looked down at his new diaper in embarrassment. “Why am I getting jealous?”He thought to himself, as he crawled up to them and asked, “So, ya pwayin tea pawty?” Sunburst nodded and said, “Yeah, we pwetend Fwuwwy is aw gwon up and she havin a pawty wike ta gwown-ups.” Flurry babbled, “Yeah,” She turned to a stuffed rabbit and said to it “Sowie, Mw. Wabbit, so I was sayin tat ya gots ta make mowe diapees fow ta foaws, ow no cookies. If tey not padded, tey make messies on ta fwoow.” Sunburst shivered and babbled, “Ya, we dun wan anotha diapee showtage.” Flurry made a cute gruff voice for the stuffed rabbit as it spoke, “Otay Pwincess Fwuwwy Heawt, I’ww make ta diapees and send tem ova.” Shining burst out laughing seeing how Flurry was trying to mimic her parents making deals with actual nobles. Shining crawled over and sat right next to Flurry and asked, “So, Fwuuwy, how about I teach ya how ta deaw with ta stuffy nobwes?” Flurry giggled, “Otay, bu ya not weawin a dwessie tough.” Sunburst blushed in his pink princess dress as Shining turned to Flurry Heart and asked, “Wew...um...can’t I just be in a diapee?” Flurry shook her head and said, “At ta meetins ponies got to weaw cowthes, and I dun tink we got any suits.” Sunburst was now smirking at Shining as a pink dress went over him. He squealed as the pink ruffles went around him and the dress barely came up to his belly, exposing his diaper plainly. He tried to push the pink dress down to hide his diaper, as a giant pink bow was tied in the back. Twilight with her magic picked up Shining who began squirming around trying to take it off. Twilight giggled, “You look so adorable in your little dress, Shining,” and she helped him back on his chair. He just sat there pouting and crossing his forehooves. Twilight patted him on the head and cooed, “Now, now, Shiny, just play along with Flurry Heart. She’s been waiting for this all day.” Shining looked up at Flurry who was smiling at him. He sighed as he thought, “Well I'll just do this for Flurry just this once, but if anypony asks I’ll deny this ever happened.” And he asked softly, “Can I have a cup of tea, pwease?” Flurry giggled and chirped. “Ya, Daddy, hewe.” She hoofed him a cup of invisible tea. They all started drinking as Sunburst asked. “So Fwuwwy, di ya gets my wetta?” Flurry took out a paper with scribbles and replied. “Yeah, I did. Tank ya, Sunnybuwst, it was beautiful!” Shining looked around, grabbed a block, and said loudly. “Hewe Fwuwwy Heawt, I gots ya a bwock.” Sunburst and Flurry laughed, as Shining pouted and asked “Wha?” Furry replied. “Ya gots ta make me somethin, wike a hoof painting ow a dwawin,” She take the block anyways with her magic as she added. “It’s otay, wew get ya to be a foaw soon.” Sunburst smirked, and Shining got a bit jealous, as he crawled off his plastic chair and waddled across the room. He found a paper and a crayon and began coloring. Twilight just watched with a motherly smile, as Shining doodled away. She couldn't help but think. “He’s so adorable, and creative. It makes me a bit jealous that I'm not a foal playing with him.” Shining crawled back and gave his drawing to Flurry, who took it and hugged the drawing making Twilight daww. The tea party soon continued as Flurry leaned over to Shining and asked, “So Daddy, I gots a question,” Shining leaned in as she explained. “Puwpwe Dwagon wants mowe diapees, becawse he wan out and is askin Mw. Fwuwwfes if he gots mowe.” Shining looked at the stuffed animals and asked. “Who-” He was then interrupted by Sunburst who explained. “Mw. Fwuffwes is ta gwyphon.” Shining glared at Sunburst smirking and Flurry replied. “Yeah, and Mw. Fwuffwes wikes his diapees and doesn want ta give tem up.” Shining nodded, “I see, so Mw. Fwuffwes is bein gweedy.” Flurry nodded as she sipped her plastic tea cup, “So, wha do we do?” Shining pondered and asked, “Can ya ask Puwpe Dwagon if he wants my diapees?’ Sunburst babbled, “Tats cheatin, ya can't give ya diapees away!” Shining shouted back in protest. “Yeah huh, Twilie made me diapees with shiewds fow me!” Sunburst replied. “Ten I’w give my sunny diapees away!” Shining shook his head. “Too wate, ta deaw is mine! I cawed it fiwst!” Sunburst turned to Flurry and pleaded. “Fwurry, can ya pwease wet me give my diapees to Puwpe Dwagon? Tey can howd mowe and awe mowe comfowtabe.” Shining babbled. “Nah uh! Mine got shields ta gives me extwa pwotection!” Flurry looked down at her blue diaper and suggested, “Wew, how about we do a test?” The colts turned to Flurry Heart who explained. “Ya two wiw have to put stuff in ya diapees fow a whiwe, and ta one tat can howd ta most gets to give theiw diapees to my dwagon.” The colts glared at each other as Shining babbled. “Fine, I accept!” “Me too, Fwuwwy!” Sunburst said seriously. Flurry nodded. “Otay. Wew ten Puwpwe Dwagon, does tat sound good ta ya?" "Sure, I don mind. Tis is goin to be fun,” Flurry replied in her fake gruff voice. Shining and Sunburst sat down across from each other. Then Flurry said to them. “Wew, I gots to get somthin to put In ya diapees.” She crawled across the room as Sunburst asked Shining. “Why ya bein so bossy?” “Why ya twyin to make me wook bad in fwont of Fwuwwy?” Shining protested. Sunburst cried, “Am not! I jus twyin ta teach ya how to pway tea pawty!” But Shining babbled. “Na uh, ya twin to be Fwuwwy's best fwiend! I hew best fwiend cause I hew daddy!” Sunburst babbled in protest. “Weww, I hew Cwystawa, and I was a foaw befow you got tuwned into one! You didn’t even twy to be a foaw at fwist!” Shining then replied “Well, wew see who is ta bestest fwiend when we put somthin in owa diapees!”’ Sunburst babbled. “I aweady put sand, mud, and foal food in my diapee.” Shining babbled. “Oh yeah?! Wew my mommy towd me I use to put aw kinds of stuff in my diapee, pwus my diapee couwd suwvive being in the toiwet wheweas I’ww bet youw’s wouwd faww apawt!” Just then, Flurry Heart came back, she had foal bottles in her grasp. Each bottle was full to the brim with formula. Flurry babbled. “I gots tem fwom ta chanin tabwe. Now dump aw ta fowmuwa in ya diapees. Ta one that can soak up ta most wins!” Shining took his bottle and clumsily unscrewed the nipple, as did Sunburst. They both levitated their bottles, and Flurry Heart opened the waistband of their diapers with her magic as she said, “Weady, go!” Twilight was giggling thinking how grateful Flurry was to get foal bottles for Shining and Sunburst, before she heard a sound that sounded like glugging. She turned and gapsed in horror when she saw that Shining and Sunburst were dumping all their formula into their diapers! Surprisingly enough, the diapers held, but they started to sag. Not to mention a lot of formula was now all over their dresses and the table and floor. Twilight scampered over to stop it, but Shining and Sunburst were had already jumped off the table, crawling off as fast as possible. Twilight shouted, “You two get back here!” She ran at them and then giggled, somewhat enjoying the chase. She eventually caught them with her magic and picked them up, their diapers soaked with formula and leaking as well. “You two are in big trouble!” She growled. Shining, now scared, started to cry first, before Sunburst followed suit. Twilight just sighed and called, “Hey, Starlight!” Starlight came over as she asked. “Hey, Twilight, need help?” Twilight nodded and said to Starlight. “Can you start cleaning up the mess the foals made and put the toys away? I’m going to have to give them a bath.” Starlight nodded and turned to Sunburst whose fur was covered in formula. She smirked. “Looks like those two were having fun with their formula.” Twilight replied somewhat grumpily. “Starlight, please, can you just start cleaning? “ “Okay, okay. No reason to be grumpy.” Starlight retorted, as she left to go clean up the mess. Meanwhile Twilight pulled Shining and Sunburst’s dresses off, untaped the colts diapers, and took them along with Flurry Heart to the bathroom to get cleaned up. The three foals were now all in a bathtub together, getting scrubbed by Twilight, as they all giggled and splashed about in the water. Shining couldn't help but feel excited, seeing the small bath now looked like a decent sized pool. He even tried swimming a bit (the water in the tub wasn’t as deep as the water in the toilet bowl had been, plus there was no chance he could be sucked down the drain by mistake) but the water was shallow so he just splashed about, giggling happily all the way. Sunburst babbled, “Awww, Shiny wikes ta bathy.” This made Flurry blush as Shining got up and proclaimed. “Wew say whateva ya wike, Sunnybuwst! I won! My diapees awe betta than youws!” Sunburst shouted. “Na uh my diapees hewd ta fowmuwa wonga ten youws, and tey didn’t have a shiwed to pwotect tem!” Shining stuck his tongue out. “Nope, I won faiw and squawe. Bu if you wanna pwove it, go stick youw diapee in the toiwet and see wong it wasts!” Sunburst ignored Shining and turned to Flurry as he asked. “Well, wha ya tink, Fwurry? Whose diapee hewd ta fowmuwa ta wongest?” Flurry slid under the water and giggled. “Weww….I tink both ya diapees did a good job howding ta fowmuwa.” Shining rolled his eyes and babbled, “Awight Fwuwwy, aw Sunnybuwst’s diapees awe betta than my diapees?” Flurry giggled, “Not weawwy, I couldn tew. I tink ta Puwpwe Dwagon is goin to wike ta diapees fwom both of ya.” Shining and Sunburst grumbled, then Flurry looked around the tub and said. “Aww, I fowgot my fwoggy.” Sunburst looked around and picked up a rubber duck. He gave it to Flurry as he said to her. “Hewe, ya can have my duckie.” Shining immediately grabbed a tug boat and said to Flurry. “Hewe, ya can have my boat.” Sunburst growled. “She wikes duckies betta.” Shining retorted, “Nah uh, I know she wikes ta tug boat betta! I bath hew mowe tan you do!” Flurry got frustrated and shouted. “Can ya two stop fightin?!” They both turned as Flurry shouted while splashing the water, “Ya two awe both my fwiends, I wike both toys. But I dun wike ya two fightin aw ta time. We aww foaws, we aww have to get awong.” They both looked at each other and Shining grumbled. “Otay, I won fight with ya anymowe, Sunnybuwst.” Sunburst looked up and babbled. “Otay, I pwomice ta stop fightin too.” He and Shining shook hooves, before Flurry splashed them with a wave of water. They both giggled and started splashing back. Soon they were having a splash war, giggling and wallowing through the bath water as Twilight stood back with a smile and let them play. Just then, Cadence popped in, watching Twilight trying to keep her calm as she was getting splashed by the foals. But upon seeing the little chubby (and naked) Shining Armor blowing bubbles under the water and splashing about, her heart nearly stopped. She instantly came in and scooped him into her hooves as she cooed. “Hello Shiny, enjoying your bath time?” He shivered and began squealing as Cadence laughed. “Oh, Shiny is super sensitive,“ She placed him back in the water where he looked down in shame as Cadence nuzzled him. “You’re just a little cutie. Yes you are. Yes you are,” She cooed. Shining couldn't help but gurgle and blushed. Meanwhile, Cadence came up to Twilight and asked, “So, Twilight, how was everything?” Twilight sighed, “Shining and Sunburst spilled their formula straight into their diapers.” Cadence burst into laughter and she had to catch her breath as she asked. “Did you get pictures?” Twilight shook her head. “No, I was too busy trying to stop them from leaking everywhere.” Cadence smirking turned her head towards Shining, “You’re just the little troublemaker, aren't you?” Shining lowered himself deeper into the bath water, as Cadence winked at him, then turned her attention to Flurry Heart and Sunburst and asked, “How are you two doing?” She kissed them and let them babble about their day as she cooed, “Oh, I wish I could understand foal,” she gave each a kiss and a nuzzle before she looked at Twilight and said. “Twilight, I actually came by to ask if you could get the foals to the kitchen when you’re done here? Right now I’m getting the palace ready for Shining’s birthday party, and I would like them to get something to eat before it starts. That way they won’t fill up on cake and ice cream.” Twilight nodded and turned with a smile “Of course I can do that, Cadence. I’m sure meal time won’t be too much trouble.” “Thank you, Twilight. You're the best!” Cadence replied as she hugged Twilight. She then added, “Don't forget to have Spike send the invitations.” Flurry gasped! “Daddy, ya biwthday is today?!” Shining nodded. “Yeah tat’s why ya mommy and I wen on vacation, to have our own cewebwation befow ta big pawty. But I don know how I’m going to have a pawty as a foaw.” Sunburst grew an evil grin as he said to Shining. “Ya don tink she’w twow ya a foaws biwthdya pawty?” Shining’s jaw dropped, as he realized his birthday bash full of beer and old buddies from the royal guard (including the likes of Flash Sentry, Bucket Bridle, Cannon Feather, and Bright Wing), was likely becoming a party full of balloons, cake and foals with their mothers and fathers. He screamed in horror, “Cady betta not be doing tat!” Flurry squealed in delight. “Tat would be so coow, I didn even hawe a biwthday pawty yet! Bu I went ta Gemstone’s biwthday pawty and thewe we pwayed thwo ta cake! The wook on hew mommy’s face was pwicewess!” Sunburst giggled, “I wemeba tat. I was an adwlt too. Ya and the otha foaws stawted thwoing ya cake aw ova ta pwace. You made quite the messy.” Shining just gulped, realizing that his parents were no doubt coming for the celebration. He whimpered and shook all over at the thought of them seeing him like this. And he worried over this, as Twilight drained the tub, took the foal into her magic, and carried them over to the counter next to the sink. She powdered their rumps and put them all into new diapers. She then took them up onto her back as she continued, “Now, you three better stop causing trouble. I’d rather not have you three get sore bottoms at Shining’s birthday party.” Shining groaned and buried himself in Twilight’s mane, he really hoped he wouldn’t get a spanking from his sister (or Celestia forbid his own parents, his mother was usually gentle enough but his father seemed to make sure it stung, especially when he felt his son had really done something wrong). As the foals were being taken out of the bathroom, Flurry Heart eyed the toilet and asked Shining. “So, Daddy, why didn’t ta big potty make that scawy noise when you feww into it?” “Tat’s because I didn’t pwess the handwe, that siwvery tingy,” Shining explained, pointing to the handle. “Tat’s what makes the toiwet fwush the watew and evewyting in it down the dwain. It goes thwough the pipes and into the sewews.” “And when we adults again and ya owder, Fwuwwy Heawt, we gonna twain you to use it instead of youw diapees.” Sunburst added. “Nah, me wike diapees,” Flurry Heart replied. “The toiwet is scawy, what if it twies to eat me?!” “It wun eat you if you dun pwess down the handwe,” Shining explained. “And we not gonna twain ya to use it untiw we and Candy tink yow weady.” “Wucky you didn’t get fwushed, Shining!” Sunburst giggled. “My mommy says I awmost did it to mysewf when Stawight and I wewe younger! If my daddy hadn’t shown up when he did, I might have gown down the dwain!” Of course, to Twilight, the entire conversation just sounded like gurgles and gibberish. Twilight carried the foal to the kitchen, where butlers and maids were decorating it with streamers and colorful balloons. Twilight laughed, “I should've brought Pinkie Pie with me. She would've had this entire palace decorated by now.” Shining groaned as he thought. “If Pinkie Pie were here, all of Equestria would know I got turned into a foal.” Twilight sat Sunburst and Flurry Heart in their respective high chairs, while a butler brought in a new high chair and sat it next to Flurry Heart’s. Shining was slid right into it, and three bib were soon tied around the foals little necks. Twilight then stirred up some foal food and began feeding them one by one, starting with Sunburst and continuing to Flurry Heart. Then, she took out a spoonful of green glop and came up to Shining. He grimaced and refused to open his mouth. Twilight giggled and said. “Oh, Shiny, come now. You need to eat. Now open wide.” Shining shook his head in protest, he was certain the foal food would taste awful. But Twilight then pleaded. “Come on, Shiny, be a good example for Flurry Heart.” She knew this would create a response, as Shining opened his mouth and she shoved the food in. He chewed on it and swallowed. He shook his head feeling the nasty vegetable flavor go down his throat, as Twilight continued down the line, feeding each foal respectively. As she continued to feed them. Sunburst asked, “So Shiny, is ya biwthday weawwy today?” Shining nodded. “Yeah, it is.” Flurry giggled and started bouncing in her high chair shouting, “I can't wait! Is goin to be so much fun!” She and Sunburst laughed, as Sunburst opened his mouth to let another mush of foal food enter it. He swallowed it and asked Flurry. “So, ya tink Gemstone, Pwumice, and Tuquowise awe gonna come too? Flurry nodded. “Yeah, of couwse, Mommy is goin to pwobaby invite aw ta foaws at ta Cwystaw Pwaypwace!” Shining groaned and sank in his high chair. As Twilight spoon fed him another bite he complained. “Bu why?! Can’t Cady jus twy ta find ta pony who tuwned me into a foaw?!” Sunburst just babbled. “Wew Fwuwwy and I weawnd somthin whiwe we wost in ta Cwstaw Empiwe. And tat’s foaws awe smataw tan ta adwts sometimes. Maybe one of owa fwiends knows who tuwned ya into a foaw, and then we can find that pony owaseves.” Shining pondered this, still trying to endure another spoonful of foal food. “Otay ten. But if Cady can find ta pony who di tis, I wiw make them change me back.” Flurry nodded as she chewed on her foal food. “So wha we goin ta do befowe ten?” Shining shrugged. “I gwess I have to get used to this yucky foaw food.” He took another bite of it and still grimaced at the flavor. Flurry nodded. “Ya wunch is ta wost, it always yucky vegitabwes. Bu we get babas wata and ten nappies.” Shining whined. “We gots to hawe a nappy?” Sunburst explained. “Yeah, as foaws we get tiwed easiwy. So we need owa naps.” As he chowed down another gloop of foal food. As Twilight finished up feeding the foals and was wiping their muzzles, Spike entered the kitchen and looked upon Shining Armor. He couldn't believe his eyes, seeing the pudgy, diapered, white coated foal that was once Twilight’s older brother. He commented. “I still can't believe it. Shining is actually a foal!” Twilight nodded and said to Spike. “Yeah, crazy huh? Cadence and I investigated all night, and still we can't seem to pinpoint who did this.” Spike sighed. “Well, there's more bad news, at least for Shining. Celestia can make a cure, but it will take a week to make.” Twilight nodded and mumbled solemnly, “I expected that. It took me almost a whole week to make the regression powder. To be honest, I didn't even know it would work.” Spike replied cheerfully. “Hey, it's not that bad. He is cute after all.” He turned to Shining who was now staring at Spike. He started to babble something, making Spike dawww. Twilight gave a giggle. “He’s been so talkative this morning. I kind of hope that Sunburst and Shining can give us some insight on how a foal sees the world.” Spike replied. “Well, I'd rather not find out. Also I sent all those invitations to the caretaker at the Crystal Playplace. Are you sure it's a good idea to throw a party, even if it's for Shining’s birthday?” Twilight shook her head. “I don't know, Spike. In fact, I'm starting to think Cadence may be taking Shining less seriously than I would imagine.” Spike asked Twilight. “Did you talk about cutting the party off?” Twilight turned and said to Spike. “Actually, this party may attract the pony who did this. I imagine they must of turned Shining into a foal for a reason. The party may make them see an opportunity to foalnap him, and we can lay in wait to capture the culprit.” Spike nodded and with a gleam in his eyes he proclaimed. “Yes, I think it's about time that Spike The Brave And Glorious saved the Crystal Empire again, and captured the culprit who turned their prince into a helpless baby!” Shining started to babble angrily at Spike who turned and said to him. “Not to worry, Shining! I'll find the villain who did this to you.” And he rushed off as Twilight shouted, “Wait, Spike! I was just…” But he was already out the door, as Twilight just rolled her eyes and mumbled. “He better not do anything crazy.”